Print materials guidelines for SINGLE copying are as follows:

You Can:

Make yourself a copy for use in research, teaching, or class preparation of:

· a chapter from a book

· an article from a periodical or newspaper

· a short story, short essay or short poem

· a chart, graph, diagram, drawing, cartoon or picture from a book, periodical, or newspaper


You Can’t:

Copy to create, replace, or substitute for anthologies, compilations, or collective works

Copy from 'consumable' works such as workbooks, exercises, standardized tests, and answer sheets

Copy to substitute for the purchase of books, publisher's reprints, or periodicals

Copy at the direction of a higher authority

Charge for copies beyond the cost of production

Direct students to make copies

Repeat copying with respect to the same item by the same teacher from term to term.

Print materials guidelines for MULTIPLE copies are as follows:

No more than one copy per student per class is made for the teacher for classroom use.

Each copy must have a notice of copyright.

Copying has to meet obligations of: brevity, spontaneity, and cumulative effect tests.


NOTE: It is imperative you know the obligations of brevity, spontaneity, and cumulative effects!

United States Copyright Office - Circular 21

Circular 21, published by the United States Copyright Office, provides a detailed description of what these terms
entail.

Simpson, Carol. Copyright For Schools, A Practical Guide.